Older flagship · 2020

Huawei Mate 30E Pro 5G

Name: Huawei Mate 30E Pro 5G
Brand: Huawei

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

An older flagship with an AMOLED screen and stabilised camera.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.53″ OLED · 60Hz

Kirin 990E 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 40W charging

40 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, laser AF

960 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.53″ · OLED · 1176 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.53"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1176 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Kirin 990E 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.86 GHz · Mali-G76 MP14

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Kirin 990E 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

433,894

CPU

8-core, 2.86 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP14

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.0

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.86 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 2.36 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.95 GHz

Camera

40 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

40 MP f/1.6

OIS

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

40 MP f/1.8

Front camera

32 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX600 Exmor RS, 1/1.74", 1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 40 W wired · 27 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Wired charging

40 W

Wireless charging

27 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

198 g · 8.8 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

158.1 mm

Width

73.1 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

198 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Face ID · fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro

Sensors

Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Larger screen

6.53″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher-res main camera

40 MP vs 12 MP main · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

60% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 15 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

434k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 164 g

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Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1176 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

434k vs 623k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 163 g

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Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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